This exclusive event will feature special performances by artists from labels Cascine and Ghostly International with a limited number of tickets being sold in advance. Buyers will receive a Matthew Dear Slowdance EP and a Cascine Standouts compilation CD. The first 50 CMJ badges will be allowed entry.

The NY-multi instrumentalist has toured with Girl Talk, Sigur Ros, Yeasayer, Tune Yards, and Omar Rodriguez Lopez this summer behind his sophomore Positve Forcealbum, out now on Luaka Bop. He wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed everything on the album and has been praised by NPR, SPIN, Stereogum, Paste and more.

Singer/keyboardist of Au Revoir Simone released her self-titled debut EP this spring on Cascine. Backed by Jorge Elbrecht of Violens on percussion and as producer, she has taken elements of her band’s sound and spun them into her own brand of bittersweet, sun-bleached pop. The EP has seen praise from Vogue, Pitchfork, and MTV Hive among others.

The NY/Berlin based trio returns after playing their first shows in the US and SXSW this spring behind its debut Bones(Morr Music). Influenced by The Velvet Underground and city soundscapes, at times, you might be reminded of an American version of The xx. NPR says, ‘Fenster nails the male-female vocals and sparse, lo-fi sound’ and VMAN raves, ‘Fenster is also the biggest & best indie…band you haven’t yet heard of.‘

LA/Austin dream pop band will release its UntogetherLP next week. Their ethereal songs have been highlighted by NPR, Paste, reached #1 on Hype Machine, and the list goes on. The new album follows last year’s Paper Crush EP whose lead single ‘Teenage Tide’ was featured on 90210, with Rolling Stone calling it “a blissful, shimmery track” and USA Today saying, “it captures the essence of teen dreams.”

Danish rebel-pop duo whose live set borders on barely contained chaos will make its US debut! In 2011, Reptile Youth performed at notable festivals such as Iceland Airwaves, Reeperbahn Festival, Unit Tokyo, and Roskilde Festival, as the only band without an actual release. Stream ‘Speeddance‘ at SoundCloud.

Twin Shadow’s own Russell Manning will release his debut EP, +1on Oct. 30th via Cascine. The album is produced in part by George Lewis Jr. and features guest vocals on a track by Doe Paoro, who Russ has remixed in the past.

The Brooklyn pop band recently released its Hemlock Tea EP, produced by Ayad Al Adhamy (Passion Pit, Team Spirit), and out now with Cantora (MGMT, Bear Hands). Noisey says ‘It’s pretty much impossible to get most of their songs out of your head,’ and MAGNET praised their ‘undeniably on-point pop instincts,’ as their songs are ‘overflowing with joy [and] an adorable accessibility.’